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Query: UMLS:C0684275 (
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Erythrodermic psoriasis
is a severe and disabling variant of psoriasis. The authors present the case of a 48-year-old man with psoriasis and
hemophilia
presented with a history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection treated with pegylated interferon alpha-2a and ribavirin therapy. At the end of antiviral therapy, skin manifestation progressively worsened, becoming erythrodermic, with lack of efficacy of steroid therapy. The authors decided to start biological therapy with induction dose of adalimumab (Humira, Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Chicago, IL) 80 mg at Week 0 and 40 mg weekly. In our case, this resulted in a highly effective and safe treatment.
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PMID:Treatment of erythrodermic psoriasis in HCV+ patient with adalimumab. 1989 86
